Mallissa Hamilton's husband arrested after domestic dispute

Fort Pierce Westwood High School principal has been on leave of absence since extortion scandal

There are more problems for Fort Pierce Westwood High School Principal Mallissa Hamilton.

In March, she was embroiled in an extortion plot from one of her former students. Now, Hamilton's husband is having to deal with police.

Port St. Lucie police arrested Alvin Hamilton on Tuesday. Police said he was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife.

The couple's daughter called 911 and told a dispatcher that her father was abusing her mother.

When police arrived at their Port St. Lucie home, the couple's daughter said her father hit her mother and tried to hit her several times.

Mallissa Hamilton told the officer that she got into a heated argument with her husband over past relationship issues. She said Alvin hit her on the head with his fist before she ran to another room.

The arrest comes after an extortion scandal.

Carla Anderson, 19, a former student at Westwood, confessed to detectives that she sent a series of anonymous text messages to Mallissa Hamilton, threatening to ruin her personal and professional life if she didn't agree to pay her $500.

Mallissa Hamilton left the money in a park's public bathroom.

The second time Anderson demanded money, the principal went to police.

Police arrested Anderson in the act of taking the cash.

Mallissa Hamilton took a leave of absence from the school after the incident.

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